The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-24

Trinity p q. Church, ToaCsontoa0n.-Services
Sunday at II q. m. and P. m. WEDNESDAY At
o. m. : Friday, Bible Reading. at p. m. Lutner-
vile on Sunday. at 45O p. m.
Satsrs, Baptist Church.-Preaching every Sun,
day by the pastor, Rev. w. J: Nlcoll az Sa ps
Baptist Church, at ii a. M, ana at fikessino ooP
fist Church at 4 p. m.
Eutaw M. p. Church, Hartord Road;-Preachings
III a, m. al invited.
Only one more issue of The UsIoN in 1887.
The LIST of January falling on Sunday the
ID Monday will be legal holiday.
Mr.. Jere Miller lately built hne barn on
his farm in Back River Neck, 18th district. :,
The individual deposits of the Towson Ma
tional Bank now amount to upwards of wv.
Milton Booker, employed in Poole Hunt
sbons. Woodberry, had his ankle crushed on Tues
what more useful or appropriate Christmas
Gift than a new book or picture to the Men uu''o
TIA iSi4 6spdsome new station at Arlington,
built by the Western Maryland r. K. Company
Mrs. Seeerer of Gainesville, mother of Geo.
seperer. has been granted pension by the depart
ment at Washington
The petit jurors not engaged IN the ha'o
case were discharged on Wednesday by the Court
until Tuesday, January Sd.
-Messrs John I. Yelott and Alfred ). Mics
havs been selected as permanent trustees OF David
B. Anstine, an insolvent debtor.
The BAPTIST Church at Hampton has lately
been enlarged and improved at q cost OF S7OU. rev.
F. B. La Barrier is pastor Of the church.
Mrs. Moore of Baltimore county, has pur-
chased the store and dwelling of Mr.. Daniel l..
Bailey. at Scarborough, Hartford county.
-Christian Gardner, who some years ago
kent the Three Mile House, on the Hookstown
road. died near Carlisle, Pa, a few days ago.
The venerable Justice Gideon Herbert, oil
Towsontown, on Thursday received christmas
rift of barrel of -four and a fine dressed hog.
The annual meeting of the Towsontow n
and Dulany's Valley turnpike company will be
held at Wheeler's Hotel, Monday, January "a.
The first seighs of the winter were seen on
our streets last Sunday, but the snow was too deep
and the weather too mild to make good sleighing
People in the Belt are complaining very
much about the county street lamps, many OF wnicn
receive no attention at all and are often not lighted
The public schools of the county, by order
of the School Board, closed for the Christmas hol-
idays on Thursday last and will reopen Tuesday,
January Sd.
Harker, justice of the peace for the "a district
vice Mr.. Andrew Dorsey, who was elected a Judge
of the Orphans Court.
Wednesday, last, 2lst instant, was the short
est day of the year. According to the almanac
winter commenced on that date. Now the days
will gradually lengthen.
The Orphans Court this week appointed
George w. Stanfied of the I'd district, bailif, vice
Elijah Collins. Jos. E. Tracey, 9Th district, was
re-appointed appraiser. -,
John T. Brooks, of Baltimore county, while
driving in the city few days ago, collided with
a street car and was thrown out and badly cut
about the face and head.
The County Commissioners give notice that
there will be no meeting of the Board next week.
an the Offices in the Court House will be closed on
Monday, December 18th.
Sheriff Tracey went to Philadelphla this
week and brought on Chas. Franklin, alias Wilson,
who is charged with obtaining money in Baltimore
county under false pretenses.
-Towson Lodge No. 70, ]. 0. 0. F., will eel
citrate its thirty fifth anniversary on Thursday
evening, January 9Th, when a reunion supper
will be given by the members.
Mr.. John L. Crise, a wealthy citizen of Bal
timore who owned the hotel and track at Hal
stead's, on the Hookstown road, died on Wednes-
day, in the I'D year of his age.
The Sunday school of Towsontown M. f.
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literary entertainment, Wednesday night, Decem-
her 2Sth. to which all are invited.
'e- M Haviland. who owned the Millendore
farm and mill in the 5th district has sold the same
to Mr.. Condor, of Baltimore. Mr.. ID. has moved
his family to Montgomery county.
The 10th district, through County Commits
sioner Smith, "caught on" in the new deal, John
Zinkhan getting place in the fire department, and
Michael kennedy On the police force.
-Charles Beckett and George Ruth, while on
an elevator in Union Factory, the cable broke,
causing the elevator to fall. Both men jumped to
save their lives and were painfully injured.
The Governor this week pardoned John
Burgess, who was convicted of larceny at the Sep
TENDER term of the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county in 1887, and sentenced to the penitentiary
for two years.
-Stephen Gill, of the 9Th district, will, it is
said, fill the position of baker at the county aims
house. Heretofore all the bread used in that in
stitution has been furnished by outside bakers at
heavy expense.
very merry Christmas. May peace and happiness
be yours and may the year upon which you will
soon enter be the most prosperous one you have
ever experienced.
The conductors badge which was disposed
of by ballot at st. AIMS fair, near the Boundary,
was won by Mr.. Charles Becker, who carried off
the honor of being the most popular conductor on
the York road cars.
"A branch of the Salvation Army is working
on the sinners of Eicott City and a few nights
ago some miscreant threw handful of red pepper
on the stove. The meeting then adjourned without
the usual formalities.
The County Commissioners this week ap-
pointed Messrs. Joseph Jackins, VIM. S. Cowley
and Richard H. Woollen, examiners on Malvern
avenue, extending from Ruxton Station, N. q. H.
R., to the Falls road.
On Friday evening, 18th inst, Mr.. Joseph
Merrefeld delivered very entertaining lecture at
the Mount Washington Casino, subject--"The
Seventeenth Century" There was large and
appreciative audience.
George W. Feelmyer, of Catonsville, BaIti-
more county, has been appointed to door-keeper's
position in the House of Representatives. The
position was secured for him through the efforts of
Congressman Compton.
in the Circuit Court here on Saturday last
Judge Fowler sustained the validity of the deed Of
trust made by the late Thomas FL. Moore to Hon.
VIM. Pinkney Whyte, as far as the widow, Mrs.
Catharine Moore, is concerned.
"A man named James Stewart was arrested
at Ellicott City on Tuesday last, on the charge of
robbing McDonald's Hotel, Gainesville, about q
month ago, but was afterwards released, there
being no evidence against him.
"A Towsontown colored man now anguish
eth in Jail for having hit his wife in the head with
loaf of bread, cutting it badly. This is perhaps
the first instance on record of the "staf of life
having been used as q weapon.
AT the close of business December 7th, the
individual deposits of the Patapsco National Bank
of Ellicott City amounted to 1914, 177.50, and the
undivided profits were s., 39951. For new bank
It has met with unusual success.
To our generous-hearted Hartford county
friend who this week sent splendid fat turkey,
We return our most grateful acknowledgements.
If he would only come down now and help US eat
Il he would make us doubly happy.
The consolidated mortgage for 29,6OO,0OO
from the B. O. Railroad Company to the Mer-
camille Trust and Deposit Company of Baltimore,
was recorded in the Office of the Clerk Of the Cir
cuit Court for Baltimore county this week.
The large saughter-house OF Mr.. Charles
G.. Rohr, on the Calverton road, LIST district, was
destroyed by fire at an early hour on Thursday
morning last, causing loss on building and con-
tents of about $4,000. Insurance $1,000.
The unusual spectacle of wagon loads OF
Christmas greens going to Baltimore by the York
turnpike, was witnessed the past week. The hol-
iday trade in evergreens has become quite extern
siye, and considerable money is realized from it.
The troubles in the colored Baptist Church
At Waverly, which have been going on for month
or more eliminated this week in the arrest OF Rev.
A. s. Patterson, the former pastor, who is charged
with embezzling money belonging to the church.
Mr.. James L. Sutton, who died in Baltimore
. few days ago, aged 81 years, formerly owned q
handsome country place near Lake Roland, in this
county. He was the father in-law of DR.. George
r. Corse, weII-known physician of the 18th dis
trict.
The lease of livery stable on Calvert street,
r.1tsc,o~. has haen rchaaad from Miss Ella